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Reccommend a courier where I can deliver the parcel to them
smart51 - 30/8/09 at 06:13 PM

I've had an enquiry from the Netherlands for an exhaust I'm selling. Royal Mail want about £40, couriers are asking about £22 but they want to collect from an address on a week day at an unspecified time and I'm always at work.

I need a courier who is cheap but who have a depot near me that I can take the parcel to when I'm available. Any ideas?

rusty nuts - 30/8/09 at 06:21 PM

Can you take it to work for collection?

blakep82 - 30/8/09 at 06:27 PM

how busy is it round your house? if we've got anything to be collected by courier, we just leave it on the door step. courier completes the paperwork and posts it through the door.

Madinventions - 30/8/09 at 06:51 PM

Parcel2Go will collect from your work address. Used them loads of times for eBay stuff.

linky

speedyxjs - 30/8/09 at 07:18 PM

quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
how busy is it round your house? if we've got anything to be collected by courier, we just leave it on the door step. courier completes the paperwork and posts it through the door.




Not sure anything would last long if i did that!

SPYDER - 30/8/09 at 08:12 PM

Another vote for parcel2go.
I usually take the parcel to their local depot.
I book it in and pay online first though.
Geoff.

blakep82 - 30/8/09 at 10:09 PM

quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
how busy is it round your house? if we've got anything to be collected by courier, we just leave it on the door step. courier completes the paperwork and posts it through the door.




Not sure anything would last long if i did that!


lol yeah, depends where you live
when couriers drop parcels off, they leave them on the door step too (behind the rather big plant pot)
never lost one yet!

ashg - 30/8/09 at 10:59 PM

i just book mine in on parcel2go with dhl then ring dhl with the collection no and tell them i will be droping it off.

have done it on just about every parcel i have ever sent through parcel2go.

[Edited on 30/8/09 by ashg]

mad4x4 - 31/8/09 at 07:15 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Madinventions
Parcel2Go will collect from your work address. Used them loads of times for eBay stuff.

linky


They used to let you drop off at securicor counters as well....

flak monkey - 31/8/09 at 10:14 AM

I stopped using P2G as they failed to collect on so many occasions it was unreal.

I now just use parcel force or shiply.

David